FROM THE EDITORS VIRTUAL DESK
Hi everyone, well another fantastic week of news from the world of virtualization and we have tried to capture as much of this as possible in the newsletter. We also had a number of announcements for instance the VCE VxRail as well as more information on our updates solutions such as NSX and VSAN. We also announcedAirwatch 8.3.
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NEWS AND DEVELOPMENTS FROM VMWARE
GENERAL NEWS
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To Simplify Your Private Cloud, Hyper-Converged Software Solutions Are Your Best Bet
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Feb 16, 2016 4:03:22 PM
How to configure VMware vRO integration with vRA – KBTV Webinars
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Feb 16, 2016 3:59:18 PM
New vRealize and NSX Training Courses
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Feb 15, 2016 4:50:43 PM
vCloud Air: The Past Week in Review
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Feb 20, 2016 5:00:25 PM
VMware products and CVE-2015-7547, glibc getaddrinfo security issue
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Feb 20, 2016 12:55:00 AM
Businesses Entrust vCloud Air Disaster Recovery for Mission Critical Applications
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Feb 19, 2016 5:00:17 PM
5 Can’t-Miss VMware Sessions at RSA Conference – Mark Your Calendar Today
This year’s RSA Conference ought to be good—and VMware is well represented among the industry’s security leaders and pioneers who will discuss topics from network virtualization to data center security to Minecraft. Overwhelmed by all RSA has to offer? Start by stopping by the NSX booth #3821. Th...
Feb 18, 2016 8:00:19 PM
vCloud Air Network Compliance Spotlight – SSAE 16
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Feb 18, 2016 5:00:44 PM
Mark Your Calendar – vCloud Air Community Live with Ask vCloud Air Event
Join us on Wednesday, March 2nd , from 9 to 11 a.m. PST , for the second event in our series: Ask vCloud Air (#AVCA). During the Ask vCloud Air event , VMware vCloud® Air TM experts will be on hand to answer your questions and chat about vCloud Air, all live from our VMware vCloud Air Community f...
Feb 17, 2016 5:31:57 PM
Peeking At The Future with Giant Monster Virtual Machines
Remember that cool project with VMware, HP Enterprise, and IBM where four super huge monster virtual machines (VMs) of 120 vCPUs each were all running at the same time on a single server with great performance? That was Project Capstone , and it was presented at VMworld San Francisco and VMworld ...
Feb 16, 2016 8:16:54 PM
vCloud Tech Talk: Object Storage Integration for vCloud Air
If you put workloads and applications on the cloud, you’ll need to work with Object Storage. But Object Storage can be confusing for those new to it. Thankfully, VMware vCloud Air has a few simple solutions to help you manage storage during your cloud journey. In this episode of vCloud Tech Talk,...
Feb 16, 2016 5:00:24 PM
VMware Cloud Management Platform: The Most Common Use Cases
In my February 10th blog, I highlighted what an Enterprise-Ready Cloud Management Platform is all about. In this blog I want to focus on how customers are actually using, VMware’s CMP, VMware vRealize Suite, to address three specific high value use cases. Primary CMP Use Cases VMware has been wor...
Feb 16, 2016 11:01:09 AM
Better Understand Your Dell PowerEdge Server Landscapes Using vRealize Operations
By: Chuck Petrie, Blue Medora Using VMware’s vRealize Operations management tool, we are able to create relationships between different objects for a clear understanding of our IT environment. Today we will create a custom dashboard that will link an Environment Overview to an Alert List in order...
Feb 15, 2016 11:01:03 AM
END USER COMPUTING
Top Mobile News This Week: Special AirWatch 8.3 Edition
“ The end user is at the core of every successful enterprise technology program. ” —Blake Brannon, vice president product management, VMware AirWatch In this special edition of Top Mobile News, we’re giving you the rundown on this week’s VMware AirWatch 8.3 release. In a nutshell… The new (and hu...
Feb 19, 2016 5:00:58 PM
Using VMware User Environment Manager to Manage User Profiles with Context-Based Settings
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3 Ideas to Get More Creative Input from Group Brainstorming
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Feb 19, 2016 4:33:59 PM
Introducing Industry Templates for iOS
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Feb 19, 2016 1:00:57 PM
Flexibility for Mobile Users—While Making Things Easy for IT
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Feb 18, 2016 8:00:02 PM
Flexibility for Mobile Users—While Making Things Easy for IT
by Maryam Zand, senior director Global SISO and Telco Partner Marketing, Alliance Marketing, VMware Business transformations are driven by user experiences. The better the experience, the more creativity gets unleashed and the more collaborative and productive your teams become. Your business can...
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3 Things You Need To Know about AirWatch & End User Privacy
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Feb 18, 2016 2:11:37 PM
Deliver Results End Users Expect with App Volumes, User Environment Manager & More
Watch Bootcamp Videos & Download the Free eBook Today ! By Sachin Sharma, product line marketing manager, End-User Computing, VMware Just a couple of weeks ago, we announced VMware App Volumes 3.0 . This release marked a huge milestone for the App Volumes team, given the enhancements we made to t...
Feb 18, 2016 1:09:47 PM
How to Minimize Distractions on Enterprise Social Networks
Even with a tool tailor-made for enterprise productivity, it’s easy to get distracted by the wealth of information available on enterprise social networks . You may log in just to check your team’s activity, but by the time you open up another application, you’ve probably thrown your hat into the...
Feb 17, 2016 4:02:43 PM
AirWatch 8.3: A Smarter, More Secure Digital Workspace
Last week, VMware revealed what we believe is the new era of work: the digital workspace. At its heart, VMware Workspace ONE is the next evolution of end-user computing—an innovative ecosystem designed to strike a balance between an intuitive end-user experience and IT’s mandate to enable secure ...
Feb 17, 2016 1:00:57 PM
AirWatch 8.3: A Smarter, More Secure Digital Workspace
by Blake Brannon, VP product management, End-User Computing, VMware Last week, VMware revealed what we believe is the new era of work: the digital workspace. At its heart, VMware Workspace ONE is the next evolution of end-user computing—an innovative ecosystem designed to strike a balance between...
Feb 17, 2016 1:00:24 PM
Join Brian Katz on Feb. 24 for a Mobile World Congress Twitter Chat
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Join Brian Katz on Feb. 24 for a Mobile World Congress Twitter Chat
Mobile World Congress is under a week away, and we’ve got all our devices charged and ready to go! During what promises to be one of the biggest and best mobility events we’ve ever seen, Brian Katz , Director of Mobile Strategy for EUC at VMware, will host a Twitter chat to discuss this year’s mo...
Feb 16, 2016 1:30:41 PM
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